KOTOK: European Leaders Face A Clear Choice Between A Euro Renewal And A Euro Requiemhttp://www.businessinsider.com/kotok-euro-renewal-or-requiem-2013-3/comments
en-usWed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500Tue, 26 Sep 2017 18:42:07 -0400David Kotokhttp://www.businessinsider.com/c/5158b3d36bb3f7fb4d00000fbzonline123Sun, 31 Mar 2013 18:08:19 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5158b3d36bb3f7fb4d00000f
Mother came out complained last time on 1917. Let's see how she will complain this time as we see tigers are dancing hard these days. O freaks, you are warned too.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5158af686bb3f77c49000001bzonline123Sun, 31 Mar 2013 17:49:28 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5158af686bb3f77c49000001
Here is the most likely picture of Europe in the near future: Germany and Northern European countries are obviously being pushed into Russia, for seeking of safety while Russia can get modern technology. But that's just a illusion because Northern European countries being pushed into Russia can be considered as first step of next world war. Just look how hard Germany has worked on the task to unite entire European countries through soft power and euro, which will be made and be proved as a mission impossible. When the euro is in deep trouble near total collapse, a solution will be offered as cost effective, a solution of using war, a war with Northern European countries plus Russia to battle Southern countries. I accidentally realized this possibility and spoke out at my own home that has always been e​a​v​e​s​d​r​o​p​p​ed. Later we see news of Russia President Putin stepped out complaining about e​a​v​e​s​d​r​o​p​p​i​n​g​ activities. That makes me feel my realization maybe true.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/515889a869beddd07d000007JBFSun, 31 Mar 2013 15:08:24 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/515889a869beddd07d000007
Sorry Amsterdam. Dijsselbloem is certainly not my national hero. And I (and many more who want a referendum on the issue as too many parties are still pro-EU) certainly hope that this whole EU experiment will be over soon. The reason a lot of Americans do not understand Europe is that we differ far more than we have in common.
The author of this article however should be ashamed and check his facts.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/51584b12ecad04410e000038DijesselbloemSun, 31 Mar 2013 10:41:22 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/51584b12ecad04410e000038
How serious should we take a commentator who can't even get the Eurogroup's head's name right?http://www.businessinsider.com/c/515841c16bb3f7a277000008BatmanSun, 31 Mar 2013 10:01:37 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/515841c16bb3f7a277000008
WOW, it's obvious that the truth hurts. Maybe we should all continue to pretend that the EUR will be solid going forward.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/51582493eab8eaab24000005AmsterdamSun, 31 Mar 2013 07:57:07 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/51582493eab8eaab24000005
Apart from this being another same story in the long list of wishful thinking stories that predict the demise of the Euro, it's also full of errors.
First of all Jeroen Dijsselbloem has never had anything to do with our central bank or Wim Duisenberg, he is a politician of the labour party and minister of finance.
In that function he nationalised the failed SNS bank, but did not wipe out the bondholders (he should have done that like he did with the shareholders) but instead used 4 billion Euros of taxpayer money to bail them out, leaving the Dutch people outraged. However he made that good handling Cyprus and now he is our national hero.
The Euro was Germany's offer to get their reunion of East and West-Germany, and the way Cyprus got handled should also be seen as a fight with Russia, which we won.
All these and many more nuances are left out and things get oversimplified whenever an American tries to say something about Europe after having spent a few hours there.
That's sad but we are used to it.